efits that digitalisation can offer them Digi talised production processes generate vast quantities of data which will be analysed by machine learning technologies that analyse this data centrally and feed the results back to the production machines in the not too distant future This will enable them to learn and self optimise Hence machine learning is fundamental to predictive maintenance an aspect that will feature prominently at the upcoming Hannover Messe However despite the ongoing and rapid spread of digitalisation people will always be absolutely critical for success in the business world Industry 4 0 technologies will help make factory workers duties more interest ing and varied Factory employees will in creasingly be called upon to solve problems make decisions innovate and drive value adding initiatives But this will not happen in a vacuum Manufacturers need to invest in upskilling and education measures to prepare their workforces for Workplace 4 0 In to morrow s agile flexible factories employees will be experts in the use of virtual reality augmented reality smart glasses and tablets explains Jochen Köckler All of these exciting new digital factory tools will feature prominently at Hannover Messe 2017 The world s leading trade fair for in dustrial technology will run in Hanover from 24 to 28 April and is expected to attract around 6 500 exhibitors and 200 000 visitors www hannover messe de Leipziger Messe likewise emphasises that digitalisation is changing industrial pro duction The Resource Efficient Production Congress will already be staged for the fifth time as part of the trade fair duo Intec and Z On 8 March experts from the fields of indus 22 FOCUS TradeFairs Internation al 1 2017 Ph ot o L ei pz ig er M es se Motek 2017 ready to break records Motek the International Trade Fair for Automation in Production and Assembly got offto a great start in 2017 According to long standing project manager Rainer Bachert the prospects are excellent for the 36th edition of Motek Immediately after Motek 2016 we already experienced very strong demand which resulted in roughly 600 firm book ings by the beginning of 2017 Organiser Schall has once again brought together all of the market leaders in various automation sectors We are working towards a record breaking at tendance at Motek as well as at its little sister event Bondexpo says Bachert and we even ex pect to be able to exceed the top figures achieved in our record breaking year 2015 The last edition of the fair welcomed 1 049 exhibitors and focused on much hyped themes like Indus try 4 0 and Big Data and hence the digitalisation of the industrial sector Motek and Bondexpo the International Trade Fair for Bonding Technology will take place at Messe Stuttgart from 9 to 12 October 2017 www motek messe de try and science will address the topic of the Value Added Digital Factory at Congress Centre Leipzig They will explore how digi talisation can help save resources while en hancing industrial productivity In their lec tures experts will highlight where they see potential for optimisation and greater effi ciency Among others Hubert Waltl Audi s managing board member for production and logistics will explain how the smart factory works The car maker opened a new produc tion site for its Q5 in San José Chiapa Mexi co north east of Puebla last September The plant is networked with all other production sites and is an example of how Audi is driv ing digitalisation and networking Thomas Riediger Porsche s production planning di rector will demonstrate how Production 4 0 is being implemented in his company But digitalisation with a view to efficient processes is not only a top priority for car manufacturers Matthias Kunath managing director of envia Therm will present new business models for energy suppliers that support efficient production In addition Thomas Reppahn head of logistics product and process management of Schenker Deutschland will talk about best practices in warehouse logistics Delegates will also have an opportunity to check out the applications for themselves at the Intec and Z trade shows The two fairs will bring together 1 400 exhibitors from 30 countries on 70 000 square metres from 7 to 10 March Leipzig will become the central venue of the metal processing and supply industry the capabili ties of which are impressively echoed by the two trade shows says Markus Geisenberger managing director of Leipziger Messe in ex plaining the extraordinary appeal of Intec and Z www messe intec de PB Leipzig wird zur Hochburg der metallbearbeitenden Industrie und der Zulieferbranche betont Markus Geisenberger Leipzig will become the central venue of the metal processing and supply industry emphasises Markus Geisenberger

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